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As NASA's Cassini spacecraft made its fateful dive into the upper atmosphere of Saturn on Sept. 15, the spacecraft was live-streaming data from eight of its science instruments, along with readings from a variety of engineering systems. While analysis of science data from the final plunge will take some time, Cassini engineers already have a pretty clear understanding of how the spacecraft itself behaved as it went in. The data are useful for evaluating models of Saturn's atmosphere the team used to predict the spacecraft's behavior at missi... ...

SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk will unveil an updated version of his Mars colonization plan at 12:30 a.m. EDT (0430 GMT) during a session at the 2017 International Astronautical Congress in Adelaide, Australia. Watch live here. ...

NASA will talk about its OSIRIS-REx asteroid-sampling mission at 12 p.m. EDT (1600 GMT) today (Sept. 22) ‚ÄĒ the same day the spacecraft zooms past Earth to get a "gravity assist" on its journey to the big space rock Bennu. Watch it live here. ...

A thrilling epoch in the exploration of our solar system came to a close today, as NASA's Cassini spacecraft made a fateful plunge into the atmosphere of Saturn, ending its 13-year tour of the ringed planet.
"This is the final chapter of an amazing mission, but it's also a new beginning," said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "Cassini's discovery of ocean worlds at Titan and Enceladus changed everything, shaki¬†[...]
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft took its final plunge into the atmosphere of Saturn this morning. The spacecraft sent its last signal back to Earth at approximately 5:00 a.m. PT, marking the end of a 20-year journey, logging over a billion miles. ...

The Cassini spacecraft plunged into Saturn today, ending its historic 13-year study of the ringed planet and its moons. NASA TV is streamling replays of amazing Saturn discoveries by the historic mission to the ringed planet. ...

After spending nearly 20 years in space and more than 13 years orbiting Saturn, NASA‚Äės Cassini mission came to an end this morning. The Cassini orbiter took its final plunge into Saturn this morning, officially bringing an end to the successful mission. NASA lost contact with the orbiter at 7:55 AM EDT as it descended through the gas giant‚Äôs atmosphere. ‚Ä¶ Continue reading
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It‚Äôs holiday 2017 time in the Pokemon GO universe, and we‚Äôre getting pumped up about the prospects. Today we‚Äôre running down what might be, what won‚Äôt be, and what WILL be for certain during this most contradictory holiday session. The first element we‚Äôre going to talk about is a new Pokemon, one ready-made and perfect for a holiday event, complete ‚Ä¶ Continue reading
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It's been a big 2017 for the iPhone. Marking the 10th anniversary of the original iPhone, we were treated to not one, not two, but three new iPhones this year. As well as the usual annual iterative updates of the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, the iPhone X became Apple's biggest, flashiest, fastest and, yes, priciest iPhone ever made.
You've come to the right place if you're looking to track down the very best deals on these new iPhones. TechRadar's handy price comparison tool allow you to search for the cheapest deals on all current iPhon... ...

This week is Cleantech Talk‚Äôs Tesla Truck take. Anyone can offer a ‚Äúhot take‚ÄĚ on current events, and darn near every media outlet did! But it takes a brave team (or just a very busy-with-other-work one!) to offer a ‚Äúcold take‚ÄĚ weeks later. In our defense, we were trying to add something to CleanTechnica‚Äôs already-substantive coverage and reflections (e.g., this and this)
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Update: Senate¬†Republicans passed their overhaul tax bill on a 51-49 vote in the early hours of Saturday morning. Sources have since confirmed that the BEAT provision is included. The bill will now undergo reconciliation with the House bill. This story has been updated to reflect the latest developments.¬†
On Friday night, renewable trade organizations scrambled to turn around a provision in the Senate tax bill that would create a tax on equity investments for renewable e... ...